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House of Lies is making its U.S. debut on Netflix this week and many fans will likely discover Don Cheadle‘s acclaimed TV show for the first time.

The series, which also starred Kristen Bell and Ben Schwartz, aired on Showtime for five seasons from 2012 to 2016.

Audiences might be interested to know more about Don‘s real life and his relationship with wife Bridgid Coulter. So let’s fill you in!

Keep reading to find out more…

Don has been in a relationship with wife Bridgid for more than 30 years, but they only recently got married.

While Bridgid is now an interior designer, she actually started her career as an actor after graduating with a theater degree from UCLA. She met Don on the set of the movie Rosewood in the 1990s. She later went back to school to get a master’s-level certificate in interior design.

Bridgid told...

Hollywood fundraising continues this weekend for Kamala Harris, as Debbie Allen, Don Cheadle and Sheryl Lee Ralph are among the co-chairs of an event with the Democratic presidential nominee’s sister, Maya Harris.

The Sunday event is billed as a Black Hollywood and Friends reception for the Harris Victory Fund.

Co-chairs are Allen and Norm Nixon; Don Cheadle and Bridgid Coulter Cheadle; Jotaka Eaddy; Lorna and Cedric Kyles; Vincent Hughes and Sheryl Lee Ralph and Black Women in Entertainment for Kamala, per an invite. Hosts include Ralph Farquhar and Melba Farquhar, Todd Hawkins, Channing Johnson,

Areva Martin, and Bill Nash and Shannon Nash.

Tickets to the event start at $1,000 per person, rising to $100,000 for the “champion” level.

Governor Tim Walz (D-mn) also will be in Southern California for fundraisers, with events planned for La Jolla and Montecito, while he also makes an guest appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday night.

Jennifer Lopez is heating up the red carpet in her first public appearance since filing for divorce from Ben Affleck.

The 55-year-old entertainer showed off some major skin in a disco-ball inspired cutout dress as she attended the premiere of her new movie Unstoppable held during the 2024 Toronto Film Festival at the Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, Canada.

Joining Jennifer at the premiere were her co-stars Jharrel Jerome, Don Cheadle and wife Bridgid Coulter, and Bobby Cannavale along with director William Goldenberg. Anthony Robles, whose real life story inspired the movie, also attended the premiere with mom Judy.

Ben and longtime friend and collaborator Matt Damon produced the movie and while Matt attended the premiere with wife Luciana, Ben did not attend.

Here’s the movie’s synopsis: “Anthony Robles, despite being born without a right leg, rises to become a NCAA Division 1 Champion wrestler ultimately winning a national championship...

Kevin Hart and Taraji P. Henson are stepping out for the world premiere of their new Peacock series!

The co-stars posed for photos together at the premiere of Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist on Wednesday night (September 4) held at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City.

Fellow cast members in attendance included Terrence Howard with wife Mira Pak, Chloe Bailey, Don Cheadle with wife Bridgid Coulter, Lori Harvey, Samuel L. Jackson with wife Latanya Richardson, Dexter Darden, Myles Bullock, Jalyn Hall, Clifton Powell, Marsha Stephanie Blake, and Teresa Celeste.

Here’s a synopsis: Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist follows the infamous story of how an armed robbery on the night of Muhammad Ali’s historic 1970 comeback fight changed not only one man’s life but ultimately transformed Atlanta into the “Black Mecca.” When a hustler named Chicken Man (Hart) hosts an afterparty to celebrate the fight with...

As Samuel L. Jackson took the microphone to introduce the screening of “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey,” the acting icon reflected on the 12-year journey to get the limited series made.

“This was a project that’s been eating me up for 10-12 years, and I’ve been chasing it and running it to different places trying to get it done,” Jackson told the crowd inside the Regency Bruin Theatre in Westwood. “Fighting to keep it from being an hour and a half movie or two hours; you can’t tell this story in that time. But to get here is amazing. They say ‘Hollywood is a place of dreams,’ and this is a dream come true.”

In the Apple original series, Jackson stars as the 91-year-old Grey, a man slipping deeper into dementia, who sets off to solve the mysterious death of his nephew (Omar Benson Miller) with...

Don Cheadle has officially married fellow actor Bridgid Coulter, his partner of 28 years.

The Ellen Show guest host Wanda Sykes was the one to share the news during the actor’s appearance Wednesday afternoon to promote the latest season of his Showtime comedy Black Monday. The wedding took place early last year.

Cheadle and Coulter have been together since the early 1990s, and share two daughters together, Ayana and Imani.

The news was prompted by Sykes telling her fellow actor that she owed him an apology following her reaction to hearing the news, which she shared with him in a text.

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Don Cheadle has officially married fellow actor Bridgid Coulter, his partner of 28 years.

The Ellen Show guest host Wanda Sykes was the one to share the news during the actor’s appearance Wednesday afternoon to promote the latest season of his Showtime comedy Black Monday. The wedding took place early last year.

Cheadle and Coulter have been together since the early 1990s, and share two daughters together, Ayana and Imani.

The news was prompted by Sykes telling her fellow actor that she owed him an apology following her reaction to hearing the news, which she shared with him in a text.

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Exclusive: Dayna Lynne North, a former writer and executive producer on HBO’s Emmy-nominated series, Insecure, has inked a two-year overall deal with Sony Pictures Television under her recently formed company, Loud Sis Productions. Under the terms, North will create, develop, write, produce and supervise comedies and dramas across all platforms.

Deadline recently broke the news that North will write and executive produce a new limited series installment of Universal’s hit film franchise, The Best Man, alongside franchise helmer Malcolm D. Lee, for Peacock.

North formed Loud Sis Productions as a women-centered, social impact-driven production company designed to create space and expand opportunities in television, film, digital and tech for creators of color. “There’s nothing more important for Bipoc artists than having a safe and welcoming space to nurture your dreams and tell your stories. I am beyond thrilled to be partnering with Jenn Gerstenblatt, Glenn Adilman, Kathryn Busby...

Exclusive: Senator Kamala Harris has long been tight with Hollywood, and yesterday Tinseltown’s biggest donors handed over some very big bucks to the Democrats’ vice presidential nominee.

In a virtual fundraiser put together by Ryan Murphy, Disney TV Studios boss Dana Walden, PR ace Chrisette Hudlin and Laura Shell, California’s junior senator raked in over $8 million for her and Joe Biden’s poll leading White House bid.

Announced on August 27, the event put dough in the purse of the Biden Victory Fund, a joint committee of Joe Biden’s campaign, the Democratic National Committee and state parties. Going into the final 59 days before the election, yesterday’s fundraiser is one of the biggest hauls that Biden and his running mate Harris has raised this season. Featuring both ex-vp Biden and Sen. Harris, a Jeffrey Katzenberg and George Clooney co-hosted virtual Hollywood fundraiser on August 21 raised $7 million for the Biden Victory Fund.

Kamala Harris will headline a virtual fundraiser that is being organized by a lengthy list of Hollywood politicos, including Ryan Murphy, J.J. Abrams and Lee Daniels.

Murphy and his husband David Miller are chairing the Sept. 3 event, with ticket prices starting at $10,000 per person, rising to $100,000 for co-host and $250,000 for host. The price point caps at $500,000 for those who also want to be listed as event chairs. The event will raise money for the Biden Victory Fund, a joint committee of Joe Biden’s campaign, the Democratic National Committee and state parties.

“We couldn’t be more excited for our friend Senator Kamala Harris to join the Democratic ticket and be our Vice Presidential Nominee.” the invite reads. “In less than twelve weeks, we have the chance to make history and elect Joe Biden as the next President and Senator Harris as the first woman to serve as Vice President.

Exclusive: Joe Biden is not the Democrats’ official 2020 rival to Donald Trump, but the former Vice President and the former Celebrity Apprentice host are squaring off like contenders when it comes to Los Angeles fundraisers this month.

Just under two weeks after the upcoming 10-candidate debate, hosted by ABC News and Univision, nomination front-runner Biden will be making another Hollywood Atm swing through town on September 25 and 26. As the race narrows heading into the final months before the first primaries, the ex-veep again will be courting deep-pocketed West Coast donors who are sizing up how he’ll fare in a real race with the current Potus.

According to an invite that went out on Tuesday, Biden will be attending an event at the home of Sean Burton, CEO of investment management firm Cityview, and his wife Teresa. Co-hosts of the event include Joe Waz, senior strategic adviser to Comcast Corporation,...

Exclusive: As other Democratic candidates race to qualify for the next debates less than a month away, one candidate who definitely is in, donor favorite Mayor Pete Buttigieg, will be making another Hollywood fundraising swing, as will Sen. Kamala Harris.

The mayor of South Bend, In, is scheduled to headline a reception on August 27 at the home of attorney Steve Warren and Johnnie Ingram, with co-hosts including HBO’s Casey Bloys and his husband, attorney Alonzo Wickers, and public affairs strategist Greg Propper and his husband, communications and publicity coordinator Michael Torbiak.

Tickets to the event start at $1,500 per person, according to an invite.

Also planned is an event later in the evening, with tickets starting at $25 per person, and a luncheon fundraiser the next day, a source said. Details still are being finalized.

Buttigieg, unknown to many in the industry at the start of the year, ended up raising...

The 7th Annual Ed Asner & Friends Poker Tournament Celebrity Night was sold out and a huge success raising in excess of $150,000 in much needed funds for The Ed Asner Family Center, (Teafc) dedicated to helping differently “abled” individuals with autism, developmental delays and other special needs and their families.

Ed Begley Jr and Ed Asner

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Approximately 500 guests, including celebrities, friends and members of the entertainment industry, attended this year’s star-studded event which took place on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at the CBS Radford Studio soundstages where The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Lou Grant Show, both which starred Ed Asner, were taped.

Emmy-winning actor and autism advocate Ed Asner, who has a son and grandson on the autism spectrum, hosted the event and was joined by Don Cheadle (Avengers: End Game), Thomas Gibson (Criminal Minds), Peter Gallagher (Grace and Frankie), Max Burkholder (Parenthood), Richard Schiff...

Don Cheadle's longtime girlfriend got her hands dirty with the couple's home and the result is a modern beach pad they're hawking for $2.45 million. Bridgid Coulter -- an actress-turned-designer -- did more than a simple flip on their bungalow in Venice, CA. For starters, she raised the ceilings, and added a second level. The crib has 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and 360-degree views from its rooftop deck. If the environment is your thing -- it has...

Don Cheadle directed this 1980s-inspired short for Vanity Fair, titled H8DES, in which the actor/director offers viewers a snapshot of the defining era marked by Reaganomics, the burgeoning technology scene, and the AIDS and crack epidemics.The short is part of a new series honoring Vanity Fair’s 100th anniversary, which will see 10 short films directed by other filmmakers, with each one centered on a decade in Vanity Fair's 100 years of history.Watch H8DES below, which features Cheadle's wife, Bridgid Coulter (briefly): In the video below, go behind the scenes on the making of the film, with Cheadle:...

Actor Don Cheadle is dreading the day his eldest daughter leaves home for university - because she's keen to study in Japan.

The Hotel Rwanda star has two teenage daughters with his longterm girlfriend Bridgid Coulter and his eldest is preparing to enrol in college next year.

She has already looked at schools on the East Coast of America, thousands of miles away from the family home in Los Angeles, but she's eager to get even further away from her parents.

During an interview on U.S. talk show Live! With Kelly on Thursday, Cheadle said, "She did the college tour about a week ago, she's 17, (she did) an East Coast trip.

"It's uncomfortable. I said to her, 'Where are you thinking of going to to school?' She said, 'I'm not sure, I just wanna go some place far away from you guys.'

"She really wants to go to school in Japan which... is really far! 'I'm going to go (to a school) six time zones away, dad.'"...

Movie star Don Cheadle credits therapy and tough times for keeping his 20-year romance with actress-turned-interior designer Bridgid Coulter alive.

The couple has never wed and doesn't intend to - but the Hotel Rwanda star insists he's found his life partner in the mother of his two daughters.

And he puts their lasting love down to the fact they've been there for each other when times were tough.

He says, "I think we really went through some stuff... We built a house together ... We've been through it, we've been to therapy, we wanted to be together, so we worked it out."...

"Iron Man 2" star Don Cheadle was left fuming after a recent flight from hell - because he insists he was the victim of racial profiling. The "Hotel Rwanda" and "Ocean's Eleven" star was traveling back to Los Angeles from a concert when he encountered rude airline staff who thought he was trying to sneak into first class to sit next to his partner Bridgid Coulter. But he insists he was just asking if the couple could be seated together.

He recalls, "We get up to the ticket counter and we're trying to get our seats together. As we walk up to the counter there's a crowd and we hear, 'Everybody just back off! Just back off!' So I walk up to her (airline worker) and say, 'Don't you mean back up?' And she goes, 'Yeah, you're right. Back up and back off!"

Cheadle decided to try a...

Iron Man 2 star Don Cheadle was left fuming after a recent flight from hell - because he insists he was the victim of racial profiling.

The Hotel Rwanda and Ocean's Eleven star was travelling back to Los Angeles from a concert when he encountered rude airline staff who thought he was trying to sneak into first class to sit next to his partner Bridgid Coulter.

But he insists he was just asking if the couple could be seated together.

He recalls, "We get up to the ticket counter and we're trying to get our seats together. As we walk up to the counter there's a crowd and we hear, 'Everybody just back off! Just back off!' So I walk up to her (airline worker) and say, 'Don't you mean back up?' And she goes, 'Yeah, you're right. Back up and back off!"

Cheadle decided to try a different approach and ask a stewardess when the couple boarded the aircraft - but he was shocked to find she was even ruder.

He explains, "I go up to a flight attendant on the plane and say, 'Ma'am, we're seated in different seats...' and she says, 'Well I can't change seats on the plane.' I said, 'No, I'm aware of that,' and she goes, 'What you (sic) want me to do about it?' (I said) 'Nothing, that's fine.'

"So later I go up to her (again) and ask her what was the problem. She went, 'Well, what did you want me to do about it?' So I said, 'I just wanted you to attend, help me.' So I turned around (to sit down) and she goes, 'Don't you turn your face to me. I will get you thrown off the plane.' The woman had to be on some drug, I imagine! So I used a colourful expression to her and kept moving to my seat..."

The flight attendant finally came to her senses and apologised to Cheadle: "Right before the end (of the flight) she puts two bottles of Courvoisier (cognac) between our seats. I said, 'What is that? Why are you giving it to me?'

"She said, 'I'm sorry, this is my way of apologising. I was told there was a black guy with a hat on sneaking into first class and I thought that was you.' So that's just racism? That's cool!"

To make matters worse, the airline crew member mistook the Oscar nominee for U.S. TV funnyman Tim Meadows.

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A couple for nearly 20 years, Don Cheadle and Bridgid Coulter have defied the Hollywood relationship odds.

In a new interview with Parade, the 45-year-old actor — dad to daughters Ayana Tai, 14, and Imani, 12 ½ — says that his happy family life is no accident.

“I am somebody who really does want to make sure my relationship stays together and that I am there for the important parts of my kids’ life,” he explains.

Acutely aware that his popularity with the girls will slip as they age, Don says he is making the most of today.

“There’s going to be...